Police: Student Arrested After Carrying Knife, Fireworks Into Trump Tower

FILE- In this Nov. 11, 2016 file photo, New York City Police officers guard the front of Trump Tower, in New York. New York City’s mayor and other Democratic officials said Wednesday, Dec. 7 that Congress was propo... FILE- In this Nov. 11, 2016 file photo, New York City Police officers guard the front of Trump Tower, in New York. New York City’s mayor and other Democratic officials said Wednesday, Dec. 7 that Congress was proposing to pitch in far too little for protecting Trump Tower: $7 million, a fifth of what New York requested. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) MORE LESS

A 19-year-old man was arrested Tuesday at Trump Tower in New York and charged with illegal possession of a weapon and fireworks, according to multiple reports.

Secret Service agents stopped Baruch College student Alexander Wang, who was carrying a bag containing fireworks, a hunting knife, a Swiss Army knife and handcuffs, police told CBS New York.

According to NYPD officials cited in an NBC New York report, Wang was arrested before he got through security and was also carrying a garrote and a water gun.

Police told CBS New York that Wang said he carries those items with him everywhere and described himself as a survivalist. He was charged with criminal possession of fireworks and criminal possession of a weapon, according to both reports.

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  1. NRA: Whats going on this world. Use Guns Please. Everyone. They are coming after your knives.

  2. Secret Service agents stopped Baruch College student Alexander Wang, who was carrying a bag containing fireworks, a hunting knife, a Swiss Army knife and handcuffs

    Oh, heck. He was just on his way to a kinky sexcapade.

  3. Alexander Wang, who was carrying a bag containing fireworks, a hunting knife, a Swiss Army knife and handcuffs

    I hope he doesn’t miss his coffee date with Ivanka because of this mixup.

  4. I saw this episode. It’s the one where MacGuyver gets stuck in the broom closet and has to construct an electron microscope.

  5. Dude didn’t have the cash to bid for Ivanka’s time. Handcuffs? Really? Kinky!

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